Rockwood Township, Minnesota | |
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  Rockwood Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Rockwood Township, Minnesota Rockwood Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′54″N 95°4′2″W / 46.58167°N 95.06722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wadena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.6 sq mi (89.5 km2) |
| • Land | 34.6 sq mi (89.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 390 |
| • Density | 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-55150[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665443[2] |
Rockwood Township is a township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States, not to be confused with Rockwood Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota. The population was 390 at the 2010 census.
According to Warren Upham, Rockwood Township was probably named after its forests and rocks deposited by glaciers in the Ice Age.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 562.